Metal shield for horse-collars



(No Model.)

I W. E. THOMAS. METAL SHIELD FOR HORSE GOLLARS.

No. 437,261. Patented Sept. 30,-189-0.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 7

WILLIAM E. THOMAS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

M ETAL SHIELD FOR HORSE-COLLARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,261, dated September 30, 1890.

Application filed March 13, 1890. Serial No. 343,750. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. THOMAS, of Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Shields for Horse-Collars and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in metal shields for horse-collars, thesame having fingers or flanges adapted to engage and hold the hames in place on the collar.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a horse-collar having my improved shield attached. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on linear 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the shield in full size for an ordinary collar, and Fig.4 is a view in perspective of one of the shields detached.

A represents a horse-collar, and B B the hames, all of ordinary construction.

E E 'are metal shields or wearing-plates that serve to shield or protect the collar from the wear of the tugs and attachments, these shields having hooked fingers or flanges e (2, adapted to engage the hames and hold the latter in place on the collar. The shields are preferably constructed of thin plate steel shaped, approximately as shown in Fig. 3, to fit the outside of the collar opposite the tug attachments.

These shields are secured to the collar by means of T-headed rivets D, the T-heads at being adapted to fit in the elbow of the shield, as shown in Fig. 3. The rivets extend through the thin part of the collar, and the extremes of these rivets extend through washers d, adapted to fit in the groove on the inside of the 40 collar, the rivets being upset outside these washers, as shown in Fig. 3. The shields may be further secured to the collar by riveting at e to strips of leather a, the latter being stitched or otherwise secured to the collar.

Harness for rough work has frequently draft-ropes O or chain to take the place of leather tugs, and cause much wear on the collar, and tend also to flatten the collar along the line of contact. These shields keep the collar in proper shape as well as protectingit from wear from such source, and fingers e e hook over the hamcs sufficiently to hold the latter in place on the collar.

In place of fingers e the entire inner end of the shield may be flanged over, as shown in dotted lines, Figs. 1 and 4, to engage the haines.

What I claim is A shield for horse-collars, consisting of a metal plate bent to conform to the contour of the collar, the space between the angle and the forward outwardly-turned end or projections adapted to receive the hames, and the angle having holes therein to receive bolts or rivets by which the plate is secured to the collar, the rear end of the plate projecting outwardly for the purpose of holding the tug out of contact with the collar, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses, this 4th day of March, 1890.

WILLIAM E. THOMAS.

Witnesses:

C. H. Donne, F. H. WANDT. 

